1980 Yuejin NJ 330 F

1980 Yuejin NJ 330 F in The Kite Runner, Movie, 2007

Class: Trucks, Simple truck — Model origin:

Vehicle used by a character or in a car chase

Author	Message
chris40 ◊ 2008-02-25 19:52	Looks like a GAZ-51 to me.
Gag Halfrunt ◊ 2008-02-25 21:11	The GAZ 51 has a flatter bonnet and radiator grille. Since some of the Afghan scenes were filmed in Xinjiang in China, my guess would be a Chinese truck, perhaps one based on the GAZ 51.
IRT_BMT_IND ◊ 2008-02-26 04:23	This looks like it was built during the Cultural Revolution, it'll be pretty hard to identify
Gag Halfrunt ◊ 2008-03-20 19:28	In which case this scene was probably filmed in the US. The odd thing is that Army Trucks Inc, which supplied vehicles for The Kite Runner, has genuine Soviet military trucks in its collection: http://www.armytrucks.com/page2.html -- Last edit: 2008-03-20 19:29:38
Alexander ◊ 2008-04-05 22:04	This is a Wuhan WH-130.
ordinarypeople ◊ 2008-05-10 01:09	Nangjing-Yuejin NJ 130 Year 1958 There is no Wuhan WH-130. -- Last edit: 2008-05-10 01:10:35
-- ◊ 2017-05-21 15:31	ordinarypeople wrote There is no Wuhan WH-130. Yes, there is: /vehicle_1031286-Wuhan-WH-130.html And this truck looks more like a NJ(D) 330F: https://en.wheelsage.org/yuejin/njd330f/pictures/fuzfw8/ -- Last edit: 2019-09-07 20:11:23